The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-25
Farm Notes.

Pinch back the ends Of the lima bean run
ners as soon as they shall reach four or five
feet in height, SO as to force them to send
out lateralS
When eggs do not hatch well the fault is
that the hens are too fat. The same is true
with ducks. Corn and other grain should
be fed sparingly at this season.
Shade trees sometimes require attention.
Wood ashes should be applied around all
kinds of shade trees at least once year.
The hedges will also be benefited by ashes.
If weeds exist on grass lands they should
be pulled up if the mower cannot be used,
as seeding of the weeds will soon destroy the
value of the grassplot. No weed should
ever be allowed to produce seed.
If the lawn he frequently moved it should
have an application of fertilizer twice a
year to prevent injury from frequent crop
ping. A mixture of POO pounds sulphate of
potash, 100 pounds superphosphate and so
pounds nitrate of soda per acre will be found
excellent
The plan of judging of the merits of cows
by a comparison Of records" instead of
relying entirely on pedigree and color marks,
bred milk cows Not only the quantity, but
the quality also, is considered, and so rapid
has been the Improvement that some of the
records" are seemingly marvellous,
The earliest sweet corn should grow but
two or three feet in height The quicker the
maturity Of the stalk the sooner the ears
will be formed, hence tall varieties, for early
use, should not besought Early corn is not
usually prolific. The object should be to Sc
cure the ears as early as possible, leaving
later kinds to supply a succession. The Pearl
variety is the earliest, but it is exceeded in
quality by Evergreen Sweet and Black
Mexican.
Make compost heap upon which to place
the refuse of the farm, such as tops of vege-
tables that are not fed to stock, the rakings
and leaves and add proportion of manure
occasionally. Upon the heap throw soap
suds, urine and other liquids, care being
taken to have all materials cut fine. Dry
dirt may also be added as an absorbent. It
will prove excellent for the garden next
spring, as its fine condition will permit of
| its being spread evenly.
In selecting bull, says a writer in the
| Ohio Farmer reject as poison as any ami
NAL that shows mountain of beef in front
| and light hind quarter; he may get you a
beef ANIMAL but his chances of getting
mixers are poor indeed. The thighs should
be thin and wide apart, the serotum well
| developed, of light color and soft texture
the addition of teats is good indication
and the larger they are the more likely will
they be transmitted in good size to the Off
spring.
In spite of the waste corn fodder, the
American Cplticotor thinks that growing
corn and making pork from it comes nearer
to making hog keeping profitable than any
any other plan. 1t is the method by which
nine tenths of the pork crop is now made,
and but for hog cholera would be about as
safe branch of farming as any one could
undertake. On most small farms pork is
by-product, made from what would other
wise be wasted, and therefore to this extent
profitable.
No hog is quite so ravenous as sow that
is sucking lot of young pigs. The inces
SAINT drain on her sharpens her appetite
amazingly, and yet she wifi grow thin while
eating perhaps twice what she could fatten
on without the pigs. But no food ever
given to hog is so well invested as what is
fed to a sow sucking her young At first
the sow's food should be milk and wheat
bran, but after the pigs are week old some
corn meal may be added with no fear that
she viii grow too fat. The pigs will get all
the fat and growth it contains.